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METEOR 2-6, 11962

Orbit data source: Space-Track

METEOR 2-6, 11962 is a Commonwealth of Independent States-origin payload satellite in LEO that was launched on Tue, 09 Sep 1980 UTC via a VOSTOK 8A92M launch vehicle from the Plesetsk Missile And Space Complex (PKMTR). Payload-class satellites include a variety of spacecraft equipped with specific instruments for various scientific and technological missions. These include communications satellites like Starlink; space stations such as the ISS; scientific satellites like the Hubble; Earth observation satellites from companies like Planet Labs, Umbra, and HawkEye 360; GPS; miniature CubeSats for education and research; and military/defense satellites.

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Identifier

11962, 1980-073A

Orbit

LEO

Country

CIS

Related business

Main Directorate of Ministry of Foreign Affairs (RU)

Manufacturer

VNIIEM

Mission

Spacecraft

Bus & Motor

METEOR-2, Unknown motor

Mass

~1,500 kg wet, ~1,500 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

1980-09-09 (46 years ago)

Launch vehicle

VOSTOK 8A92M

Launch site

Plesetsk Missile And Space Complex (PKMTR)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

CYL + 2 PAN, 1.1 m

Radar Cross Section

Large (>1 m²)

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Last TLE update: 8 hours ago

TLE from 8 hours ago

0 METEOR 2-6
1 11962U 80073A   26318.24057039 -.00000039  00000-0 -28799-4 0  9990
2 11962  81.2203 303.1620 0036566  74.2096 286.3103 14.11164012375892

Epoch: 2026-11-14T05:46Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-11-14T05:46:25.281Z)

Latitude

0.00001°

Longitude

163.20847°

Altitude

850.951 km

Speed

7.431 km/s

True Right ascension

20h 12m 38s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

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Latitude

Unknown

Longitude

Unknown

Altitude

Unknown

Speed

Unknown

Apparent Right ascension

Unknown

Apparent Declination

Unknown

Sunlit

N/A

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Local Sidereal Time

10:33:33

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

879.005 km

Perigee altitude

826.125 km

Semi-major axis

7,230.702 km

Eccentricity

0.00366

Inclination

81.2203°

RAAN

303.162°

Arg. of periapsis

74.2096°

True anomaly

285.90763°

Mean anomaly

286.3103°

Eccentric anomaly

286.10902°

Mean motion

3.52998 °/min

Orbital period

101.98 mins

BSTAR

-0.000028799

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Other satellites on launch #73 in the year 1980 (1980-09-09 UTC)

METEOR 2-6 DEB, 29200 (Decayed)

METEOR 2-6 DEB, 45502

METEOR 2-6 DEB, 45501

METEOR 2-6 DEB, 45500

METEOR 2-6 DEB, 38837 (Decayed)

METEOR 2-6 DEB, 43299 (Decayed)

METEOR 2-6 DEB, 43297

METEOR 2-6 DEB, 43298

METEOR 2-6 DEB, 36309

METEOR 2-6 DEB, 29199

METEOR 2-6 DEB, 28987

METEOR 2-6 DEB, 28986

METEOR 2-6 DEB, 29201

SL-3 R/B, 11963

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METEOR 2-6 Visibility forecast

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Span	Click to sort rows by Start time (UTC) header in descending order	Start Az.	Max El. time (UTC)	Max El. Az.	Max El.	End time (UTC)	End Az.
7 mins	2026-11-14 22:55:17.363Z	131.531° SE	2026-11-14 22:58:17.363Z	93.08° ESE	23.242°	2026-11-14 23:02:17.363Z	41.339° NE
9 mins	2026-11-15 00:37:17.363Z	220.352° SW	2026-11-15 00:41:17.363Z	283.994° WNW	41.23°	2026-11-15 00:46:17.363Z	354.015° N
5 mins	2026-11-15 09:36:17.363Z	43.743° NE	2026-11-15 09:38:17.363Z	69.365° E	17.703°	2026-11-15 09:41:17.363Z	104.391° ESE
9 mins	2026-11-15 11:17:17.363Z	339.823° N	2026-11-15 11:21:17.363Z	280.005° WNW	57.942°	2026-11-15 11:26:17.363Z	188.94° SSW

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METEOR 2-6, 11962

Orbit data source: Space-Track

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-11-14T05:46:25.281Z)

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Other satellites on launch #73 in the year 1980 (1980-09-09 UTC)

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